英国最早的自舟山采集的茶叶标本及其所构文化通道初探

A Preliminary Study on Earliest British Tea Specimens from Zhoushan and Cultural Channels They Constitute

英国最早的茶叶标本系英国皇家学会会员坎宁安于1700年底在舟山定海盘峙岛采集,1701年7月15日寄达伦敦,它和随后由舟山寄送的茶叶种植、加工技术记录及茶椅等物,对英国人学习、发展中国茶文化具有积极意义。坎宁安其后对舟山进行的全方面科考成果在英国发表后引发强烈轰动,它表明,在"海上丝路"中英早期关系中,并不只有商品的交流,同时也形成了一条清晰的文化交流通道。

The earliest tea specimens were collected at Dinghai Panzhi Island in Zhoushan at the end of 1700 by Cunningham, a member of the Royal Society of England. They were sent to London on July 15, 1701.The specimens, the tea planting, processing technology record and tea chair sent from Zhoushan were of positive significance to the British people in learning and developing Chinese tea culture. Cunningham’s subsequent comprehensive scientific research on Zhoushan caused a strong sensation after the publication of his study results in the United Kingdom. It shows that in the early relationship between China and Britain in the sea silk road, not only involved the exchange of goods, bus also cultural exchange.